translated from Spanish: Tenth winter storm favourable rains in the North of Mexico, in the rest of the country remains the hot environment

photo / SMN Mexico.-for today, the cold front no. 44 interacts with a cold core Vortex and the Jet stream polar, giving rise to the Tenth winter storm, being located in the Northwest of Mexico, leading to isolated strong storms very strong; gusts of wind that can exceed the 90 km/h in Chihuahua and Durango, and above 70 km/h in Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas, with possible formation of maelstroms or tornadoes in Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, as well as potential for falling snow or sleet in areas of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango and waves of 3 to 4 m in height on the West coast of the Baja California Peninsula. In the rest of the country an anticyclonic circulation, will keep warm to hot, in addition to South winds (surada) with gusts exceeding 60 km/h in Tamaulipas and Veracruz. Finally, the frontal system no. 43 has ceased to affect the country.

Forecast precipitation for today 12 March 2019: isolated strong storms very strong (50 to 75 mm): Sonora and Chihuahua.
Intervals of showers with isolated strong storms (25 to 50 mm): Coahuila, Durango, and Sinaloa.
Showers (5.1 to 25 mm) intervals: Baja California Sur, Baja California, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Isolated rain (0.1 to 5.0): Zacatecas, Queretaro, Quintana Roo and Campeche.
Possibility of falling snow or sleet: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango areas.

Minimum temperatures for today 12 March 2019 forecast: temperatures of – 5 to 0° C: Sierras of Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango.
Temperatures of 0 to 5 ° C: Sierras de Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz.

Forecast highs for today 12 March 2019: temperatures above 40° C: areas of Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Temperatures of 35 to 40 ° C: zones of Sinaloa, Colima, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.

Winds for today 12 March 2019 forecast: wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h: Chihuahua and Durango.
Wind with gusts exceeding 70 km/h: Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas.
Wind with gusts exceeding 60 km/h: Peninsula of Baja California (including the Gulf of California), Sonora, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Chiapas and Campeche and Yucatan coasts.
Wind South component (surada) with gusts exceeding 60 km/h: coasts of Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Tabasco.
Potential for formation of whirlpools and tornadoes: Coahuila and Nuevo Leon.
Waves of 3 to 4 meters of height on the western coast of Baja California.

Forecast by region: Valle de Mexico: cloudless sky in the morning with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon. Wind South component of 10 to 25 mph with gusts of up to 40 km/h. The city of Mexico provides for a maximum temperature of 30 ° c to 32° C and a minimum of 14 to 16° C. The capital of the State of Mexico, Toluca, it is expected a maximum temperature of 27 ° c to 29° C and a minimum of 5 to 7° C.
Baja California Peninsula: cloudy skies most of the day with intervals of showers in the region, room very cold and falling snow or sleet in Baja California. Northwest wind of 15 to 30 mph with gusts exceeding 60 km/h (including the Gulf of California) and waves of 3 to 4 meters of height on the western coast of Baja California.
North Pacific: Sky cloudy with occasional very heavy rains in Sonora and strong in Sinaloa, very cold and falling snow or sleet in Sonora, wind West 15 to 30 mph with gusts exceeding 60 mph. warm during the day in Sinaloa.
Pacific Center: Sky clear for much of the day. Hot environment and West wind of 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph in Jalisco.
South Pacific: Sky cloudy in the afternoon with showers in Oaxaca and Chiapas intervals. Warm atmosphere and wind direction variable of 15 to 30 km/h in the region with gusts exceeding 60 km/h in Chiapas.
Gulf of Mexico: partially cloudy skies with showers in Tamaulipas and Veracruz intervals. Morning fog banks in upland areas. Warm atmosphere and wind South component (surada) with gusts exceeding 60 km/h in the region.
Yucatan Peninsula: partially cloudy skies throughout the day with rain in Campeche and Quintana Roo. Hot environment and wind from the East and Southeast of 10 to 25 mph with gusts exceeding 60 km/h in coast of Campeche and Yucatan.
Table of the North: Sky cloudy with occasional rain very strong in Chihuahua and strong in Coahuila and Durango, intervals of showers in Nuevo León and San Luis Potosí and rain isolated in Zacatecas. Cold weather during the day, falling snow or sleet in the mountains of Chihuahua and Durango. West wind with gusts exceeding 90 km/h for more than 70 km/h in Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas, Chihuahua and Durango, as well as more than 60 km/h in Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí and formation of eddies or tornadoes in Coahuila and Nuevo Leon.
Central table: Partially cloudy skies during the day, in the afternoon is expected intervals of showers in Hidalgo and Puebla, and rains isolated in Queretaro. Warm and wind direction variable of 15 to 30 km/h.

Maximum temperatures (in ° C) were recorded in: Ciudad Altamirano, Gro.., 43.8; Jesús María, Nay, 43.5; Nozzle 1, Oax., 42.0; San Pablo Hidalgo, Mor, 41.5; Metztitlán, Hgo., 41.0; Constitution of Apatzingán, Jal., 40.5; Noh-Yaxche Camp, and Piaxtla, Pue., 40.0; Huixtla, Chis., 39.9 and Tacubaya, CDMX, 31.4 minimum temperatures (in ° C) were recorded in: Toluca, Mex, 6.0; Puebla, Pue., 07.0; Tulancingo, Hgo., 11.3; Durango, Dgo., 13.4 Xalapa, ver., 13.8 and 11.0 airport, CDMX, source: national meteorological service SMN